Scholarship table
There's greater variance and opportunity for chaos in the college game because the skill level is lower. Not unlike college football.As for the coaching and defense being better in college, that's laughable. NBA coaches are absolute killers when it comes to identifying and exploiting mismatches. The sets out of timeouts in endgame situations are way better than the college game. They can't mix defenses as much with the rules, but honestly, zones in the NBA may work for a few trips but with the shotmaking it's usually short-lived.
I actually agree with the first line. There is no doubt that NBA players are the best in the world and are amazing, but watching 60 three pointers getting launched every game is boring to me.The pros are playing just as hard and trying to defend. The pro rules do make defense more difficult. Primarily, they can't get away with drawing charges nearly as easily as college players can (and frankly, that is the part of the college game I like the least). But the real reason defense is so difficult in the NBA is because the players are so good offensively. I prefer watching college basketball by a mile, despite the difference in player quality.
Who are these scoopers?
A great underrated band. Catch them at the Summerfest Rock Stage on Friday, June 23rd, 5:30 pm.
Someone at Marquette was way ahead on this.
Yes!! 1983, I believe. Best five bucks I spent during my years at MU.
X Cleavers greatest hit....Nice legs, shame about the face.
There is no romance when it is a cash transaction, which college basketball has become. Sorry for the poor metaphor.
So there's never been romance, is what you're saying. Because cash transactions were the order of the day going back to the 1970s at least.
hmm...If there was money for players to play/stay in college in the 70s then why were the NBA/ABA bidding wars so intense? The Olympics did not go pro until '92 and if one American player was receiving cash/compensation other than a scholarship to play ball I'm sure that would have been discovered and they would have been disqualified.
When Al talked about how dirty of a business recruiting was, do you think he was referring to mud between the house and the cracked sidewalk? Give me a break.Not sure if this is delusion, naivety, or a bit, but there was unquestionably cash changing hands in the 1970s. 100%
Name me one or two players or their families that received cash or material compensation in the 70s and remained eligible to play college basketball.